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but what do you say to that, stephen? >> reporter: but the testimony went on for several uncomfortable minutes. though not every member gave him undivided attention. >> this is america. i don't want a tomato picked by a mexican. i want it picked by an american, then sliced by a guatemalan and served by a venezuelan in a spa where a chilean gives me a brazilian. >> reporter: nancy pelosi saw no problem with the stunt. >> he has a point of view, he can bring attention to important issues like immigration. >> reporter: republicans said colbert mocked the process. >> if you don't know they were illegal, they might have been legal workers there, is that correct? >> i have no idea. >> reporter: privately, some democrats worried the whole spectacle would fan the flames of voter disgust with washington at a time when the electorate is already on edge. >> whatever the spanish word for monois. >> reporter: on thursday night, what should have been a stayed candidate debate turned into fight night in vegas. audience members broke int
but what do you say to that, stephen? >> reporter: but the testimony went on for several uncomfortable minutes. though not every member gave him undivided attention. >> this is america. i don't want a tomato picked by a mexican. i want it picked by an american, then sliced by a guatemalan and served by a venezuelan in a spa where a chilean gives me a brazilian. >> reporter: nancy pelosi saw no problem with the stunt. >> he has a point of view, he can bring attention to...
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myranda stephens, foo 45 news at 10:00.%>> all righh. thank you, myranda. it was a record day for the heat. >> yeah, 95 degrees for the3 second straight day of autumn. some johns hopkins students took addantage of the sun. out on the front lawn ttday. got to get in the last bits of warm sunshine before the ssason ú%ttally does set in. you know it will happennany day now. ú%re is meteorollgist emily gracey with oday's record3 breaker. temperatures in the forecast. 95 degrees. we broke the record here. at bwi thurgood marshall airpprt..3 %-in d.c.er record broken down thee came close to 100-degree mark, foo the second fulllday of ss a huge change in our temperatures cooing. it will start to feel like it should for thisstime of year. looking back over the past several months, we have had mmny dayssabove 90 degrres herr. in fact, today making 58 degrees for the year above 90 degreee. that'ssnnverrhappened before in baltimooe. and a few months here, we id -ee quite a bit. in july, 20 days above 90. in april, two days that were over 90. and we are going to see
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speak with georgetown university professor christopher chambers and hilarity and confusion ensued as stephen colbert came to the hill in character today to testify so in this changing media political landscape who is more influential politicians or media figures and is there even a difference anymore our chief correspondent christine for his hour will join us to talk about this emerging hybrid then we'll tell you a story about a sobering new documentary called the other city brings us a new perspective to the shocking hiv aids rates right here in the district of columbia the first some reason nobody wants to talk about so we'll speak with the producer of the film sheila johnson and it's friday so we're going to bring you a mash up of these strangest stories making headlines like katy perry being deemed too busty for sesame street and a new barbie doll that's making a mockery out of broadcast journalism we're going to get comedian seaton smith's two cents on all of that at the end of the show but now let's move on to our top story. the un general assembly continued today with a wide range of
speak with georgetown university professor christopher chambers and hilarity and confusion ensued as stephen colbert came to the hill in character today to testify so in this changing media political landscape who is more influential politicians or media figures and is there even a difference anymore our chief correspondent christine for his hour will join us to talk about this emerging hybrid then we'll tell you a story about a sobering new documentary called the other city brings us a new...
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comedian and satirist stephen colbert took his celebrity to a u.s. house hearing today to raise awareness about farm workers. colbert recently spent a day picking beans in a united farm workers program called "take our jobs." it aims to show that few americans will do such work, leaving low-paid illegal immigrants to do it. >> i think there are way too many undocumented mexican workers here in the united states doing jobs. and i think that we've ignored this issue for too long and it is time to roll up our sleeves and face this issue imagineo-- mano a whatever the spanish word for mano is. >> sreenivasan: colbert stayed in character as a mock news commentator for much of the hearing. in india, athletes from around the world began to arrive in new delhi for the troubled commonwealth games. the event has been plagued by negative publicity about unfinished venues and dirty accommodations for athletes. and the start of competition is just nine days away. some athletes have pulled out, but new zealand and australia confirmed today their athletes will atte
comedian and satirist stephen colbert took his celebrity to a u.s. house hearing today to raise awareness about farm workers. colbert recently spent a day picking beans in a united farm workers program called "take our jobs." it aims to show that few americans will do such work, leaving low-paid illegal immigrants to do it. >> i think there are way too many undocumented mexican workers here in the united states doing jobs. and i think that we've ignored this issue for too long...
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jon stewart and stephen colbert are bringing their special brand of political humor to the nation's capital. they're calling on america to join them on the national mall just days before the midterm elections. fox 5's will thomas discovered since last week's announcement thousands of people are answering that call. >> for tonight it i announce the rally to restore sanity. [ cheering and applause ] >> i am calling for the nation to join me on the washington mall for the march to keep fear alive! [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: dueling rallies the same day, comedy network stars jon stewart and stephen colbert offer viewers alternatives. >> i asked my students in class today out of 20 students 20 said they were going to that rally. why? because they feel that the only people on television who call politicians out for their misstatements, hypocrisies, mistruths or sort of weak logic are stephen colbert and jon stewart. >> reporter: the rallies are scheduled just three days before the u.s. congressional midterm elections. even some democratic strategists question whether the effort will k
jon stewart and stephen colbert are bringing their special brand of political humor to the nation's capital. they're calling on america to join them on the national mall just days before the midterm elections. fox 5's will thomas discovered since last week's announcement thousands of people are answering that call. >> for tonight it i announce the rally to restore sanity. [ cheering and applause ] >> i am calling for the nation to join me on the washington mall for the march to keep...
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what happens then, stephen? >> what happens, they repeal it, bottom line they are in bed with in shushers, because they are in bed with insurers, you'll have people side with them because they are emphatically against democrats, against the administration. they don't believe they know what they are doing because they are more concerned about the economy than anything else. if the republicans in an effort to repeal health care legislation are of the mind-set by doing so we're going to facilitate job creation, then the american people will by and large solve it. that's the panic button for the american people. when jobs are not addressed everything goes haywire. >> you want to appeal to that for the midterm elections. do you want your opponent to come out and say, okay, john so-and-so wants to make pre-existing conditions for children legal again. he wants a kid with lymphoma to not be covered. >> this is a hard bet for anybody. republicans have to be careful about how they approach it. that 49% of people that are
what happens then, stephen? >> what happens, they repeal it, bottom line they are in bed with in shushers, because they are in bed with insurers, you'll have people side with them because they are emphatically against democrats, against the administration. they don't believe they know what they are doing because they are more concerned about the economy than anything else. if the republicans in an effort to repeal health care legislation are of the mind-set by doing so we're going to...
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what's the big problem with stephen colbert? >> no one really knew what they were going to get, an earnest serious stephen colbert or the character from the colbert report and it turned out to be the latter and i think frankly, it shocked a lot of people. >> it's easy to be stereo typical and blame the republicans for not having a sense of humor, but it was tell cat jon conyers who tried to kick him -- democrat jon conyers who tried to kick him out. >> i was in the hearing and frankly, it was pretty tense. i think a lot of people were floored by the way he handled himself. i don't think everybody was really expecting him to kind of do a tongue in cheek approach to this, but yeah, conyers did ask him to leave and chairman lofgren said it was okay for him to stick around. he stayed. he delivered a great stand-up performance. don't know if you'd consider it a great performance before congress, but it was certainly something to see. >> from their point of view, i mean does it make a mock riff congress or does it do what celeb -- moc
what's the big problem with stephen colbert? >> no one really knew what they were going to get, an earnest serious stephen colbert or the character from the colbert report and it turned out to be the latter and i think frankly, it shocked a lot of people. >> it's easy to be stereo typical and blame the republicans for not having a sense of humor, but it was tell cat jon conyers who tried to kick him -- democrat jon conyers who tried to kick him out. >> i was in the hearing and...
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host: stephen, independent line. caller: my cousin just retired from the freedom of information office. i wanted to give you my views on this. i have seen all of this across the country for years. all republicans have to say is california, illinois, new york, and a couple of other states in there. they -- there is mostly democratic senators in congress, and that is what is bringing the country down. [unintelligible] it would go a long way to help this country to get ahead. amen for the tea party. we do need jobs. thank you. guest: i agree with a lot of those sentiments and i think they are widely held. i wonder if the people will be saying the same things about republicans in two years, four years, or six years. that the country is being run wrong, overspending, and taxation. the fact that barbara boxer in california, she could lose. harry reid in nevada, to me, that is one of the most interesting races. he is running against a state senator, who beat the candidate in the primary. she had tea party backing. he is hav
host: stephen, independent line. caller: my cousin just retired from the freedom of information office. i wanted to give you my views on this. i have seen all of this across the country for years. all republicans have to say is california, illinois, new york, and a couple of other states in there. they -- there is mostly democratic senators in congress, and that is what is bringing the country down. [unintelligible] it would go a long way to help this country to get ahead. amen for the tea...
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on friday, i actually felt bad for stephen colbert. he was testifying before a house hearing on immigration on friday. and he was doing it in character. it was really in poor taste. but i don't necessarily think it was his fault. he participated, but this is a bad idea. nobody -- i haven't seen anybody report on this. do you know who it was that set this whole thing up? the united farm workers union. yes, again, the unions. orchestrating colbert's immigration worker experience, and the appearance before the committee. that's what happened. why is that left out that it's these people? the unions? it's special interest. and by the way, i do want you to see 10-2-10. i don't wish them any ill-will or any harm at all. i want you to see it. you can get all the rally information and organizing. you can find out how to attend by going to this website. it is the communist party usa's website. cpusa.org. what you need to do is you will click on the young communist league tab at the top. and the communists will give you all the information you ne
on friday, i actually felt bad for stephen colbert. he was testifying before a house hearing on immigration on friday. and he was doing it in character. it was really in poor taste. but i don't necessarily think it was his fault. he participated, but this is a bad idea. nobody -- i haven't seen anybody report on this. do you know who it was that set this whole thing up? the united farm workers union. yes, again, the unions. orchestrating colbert's immigration worker experience, and the...
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and also comedian stephen colbert testimony before congress. today, senior correspondent eric shawn sat down with iranian president ahmadinejad in a combative interview. you can see the interview on foxnews.com/specialreport. he backed up, the iranian president, the assertion that the u.s. might have been behind the 9/11 attacks saying there should be a fact-finding group. do you trust everything the u.s. government tells you? the president called that offensive and hateful. what about this back-and-forth? the panel is back. charles? >> the president says the right words. it's offensive, hateful. the u.n./u.s. delegation yesterday called him delusional. last year, at the u.n., when obama revealed the facility that iran had been hiding he said it's not explainable by any peaceful intent, which means they are building a bomb. president of iran denies it over and over again, so he's a liar. so here is my question. what is the president doing at the u.n. yesterday, offering to reopen the door, reopen negotiations and extend a hand to a man who is o
and also comedian stephen colbert testimony before congress. today, senior correspondent eric shawn sat down with iranian president ahmadinejad in a combative interview. you can see the interview on foxnews.com/specialreport. he backed up, the iranian president, the assertion that the u.s. might have been behind the 9/11 attacks saying there should be a fact-finding group. do you trust everything the u.s. government tells you? the president called that offensive and hateful. what about this...
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up next stephen colbert, he was asked to testify to congress about immigration and border security in character, not surprisingly he made a mockery out of both issues and made fools out of a lot of our lawmakers. congressman steve king was in that hearing. he is not laughing an is here next. also you saw it here yesterday, chrysler autounion workers boozing and smoking pot on the job. these are the same workers president obama praised two months ago. this is what they did five days after president obama left their plant. is this when they do when he praises them? the reporter who broke the story is here live with an incredible follow-up. >> hate to be a buzz kill but shouldn't you guys be building cars? don't you guys work out at the chrysler factory? you know, the government spent a lot of money bailing you guys out, and you coming out here on your lunch break drinking like this? where you guys going, man? you going to go build some cars now? call imperial structured settlements. the experts at imperial can convert your long-term payout into a lump sum of cash today. ready to try som
up next stephen colbert, he was asked to testify to congress about immigration and border security in character, not surprisingly he made a mockery out of both issues and made fools out of a lot of our lawmakers. congressman steve king was in that hearing. he is not laughing an is here next. also you saw it here yesterday, chrysler autounion workers boozing and smoking pot on the job. these are the same workers president obama praised two months ago. this is what they did five days after...
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sreenivasan: find some of the questions ray posed about facebook on our facebook page, watch more of stephen colbert's testimony about the plight of farm workers. plus on "art beat," jeff talks to norwegian novelist per petterson about his book, "i curse the river of time". all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. judy. >> woodruff: and that's the newshour for tonight. on monday, we'll talk to former clinton economic advisor laura tyson, who makes the case for extending bush-era tax cuts to the middle class, but not to the very wealthy. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. "washington week" can be seen later this evening on most pbs stations. we'll see you online, and again here monday evening. have a nice weekend. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer produc
sreenivasan: find some of the questions ray posed about facebook on our facebook page, watch more of stephen colbert's testimony about the plight of farm workers. plus on "art beat," jeff talks to norwegian novelist per petterson about his book, "i curse the river of time". all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. judy. >> woodruff: and that's the newshour for tonight. on monday, we'll talk to former clinton economic advisor laura tyson, who makes the...
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well, court ended early last thursday after the defendant you see here, stephen he stephen ha seizure-like symptoms. with the details of the case so horrific, what is going to happen going forward now? >> a bizarre case to say the least, from beginning to end. right now there is a police sergeant on the stand who is testifying more about exactly what happened inside of that house and, most importantly, the evidence it recovered to tie these two men, stephen hayes and joshua komisarjevsky to the crime. the older of the two suspects is being tried first and the other suspect, who will be tried after him. as many legal experts point out, this is not so much a trial about guilt or innocence, as we normally see where the defense is, of course, trying to prove that their client is not guilty. in this case, the defense attorney for steven hayes admitted from the very beginning committed this crime and admitted to the killing, as well. he said, look, don't put my client to death. just give oslife sentence. basically calling this a robbery that got out of control. late last week in a very surprise
well, court ended early last thursday after the defendant you see here, stephen he stephen ha seizure-like symptoms. with the details of the case so horrific, what is going to happen going forward now? >> a bizarre case to say the least, from beginning to end. right now there is a police sergeant on the stand who is testifying more about exactly what happened inside of that house and, most importantly, the evidence it recovered to tie these two men, stephen hayes and joshua komisarjevsky...
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swain i withdraw my previous request that i made to stephen. >> thank you. we turn now to mr. colbert for is five minutes of testimony. >> good morning. i am american citizen. it is an honor and privilege to be here today. the congresswomen asked me to share my vast experience, spending one day as a migrant farm worker. i am happy to use my celebrity to draw attention to this important, complicated issue. i certainly hope that my star power can bump this hearing all the y up to c-span-1. as we heard this morning, american farms are far too dependent on immigrant labor to pick our fruits and vegetables. the obvious answer is for all of us to stop eating fruits and vegetables. and, if you look at the recent obesity statistics, you'll see that many americans already started. unfortunately, my gastroenterologists has informed me in no uncertain terms that they are a necessary source of roughage. at evidence, and like to submit a video of my colonoscopy into the record. we all know there is a long history of great nations importing farmworkers to do their work. after all, it was th
swain i withdraw my previous request that i made to stephen. >> thank you. we turn now to mr. colbert for is five minutes of testimony. >> good morning. i am american citizen. it is an honor and privilege to be here today. the congresswomen asked me to share my vast experience, spending one day as a migrant farm worker. i am happy to use my celebrity to draw attention to this important, complicated issue. i certainly hope that my star power can bump this hearing all the y up to...
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take a look. >> stephen, i know, my rally is about being sane. in honor of the type of discourse i think we need to propose, i would like to say this, suck it, colbert. oprah's coming to my rally. not yours. oprah mentioned my rally. oprah mentioned my rally. oh, yeah. oh, yeah. >> yes. now, i know why they gave him the emmy. >> what are you going to do about it? >> i'm going to rock his world on october 30th. i don't understand why wow you'd have a rally to restore sanity. what does it mean to bring the moderates together to have their voice heard. they shouldn't be shouting. how can you be extremely moderate? that's like wearing extra medium. >> what do you think will show up? >> americans. you heard of them? >> how many? >> how many? early estimates are 1.5 billion people. all i want this is to be a generation-defining event. my only goal is everyone who is not there, on their death bed goes, i shouldn't have spent that time with my children. >> let me get your take on a couple of current issues. christine o'donnell? >> christine o'donnell. te
take a look. >> stephen, i know, my rally is about being sane. in honor of the type of discourse i think we need to propose, i would like to say this, suck it, colbert. oprah's coming to my rally. not yours. oprah mentioned my rally. oprah mentioned my rally. oh, yeah. oh, yeah. >> yes. now, i know why they gave him the emmy. >> what are you going to do about it? >> i'm going to rock his world on october 30th. i don't understand why wow you'd have a rally to restore...
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as you may know stephen colbert testified in front of a y last week mocking the system. some democrats are divided on whether that was wise. >> my great grandfather did not travel across 4,000 miles of the atlantic to see this country overrun by immigrants. he did it because he killed a man in ireland. that's the rumor. i don't know in that is true. i would like to have it stricken from the record. >> i think his testimony was not appropriate. i think it was embarrassment for mr. colbert, more than house. >> he was called by democratic chair of the subcommittee. >> you asked me chris, whether the testimony was appropriate, i think it was not. >> of course it is appropriate, he's an american. he comes before committee, has a point of view. he can bring attention to important issue like immigration. it was great. >> bill: you can decide hot pinheads and patriots are that morass that is it for us tonight. please check out the fox news for website different from billoreilly.com. if you came in late talking points memo tonight is about the new poll by politico and george wash
as you may know stephen colbert testified in front of a y last week mocking the system. some democrats are divided on whether that was wise. >> my great grandfather did not travel across 4,000 miles of the atlantic to see this country overrun by immigrants. he did it because he killed a man in ireland. that's the rumor. i don't know in that is true. i would like to have it stricken from the record. >> i think his testimony was not appropriate. i think it was embarrassment for mr....
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stephen colbert testifying as character. he was invited because he recently took up a united farm workers offer to spend a day working on a vegetable farm. >> i started my work day with preconceived notions of my grant labor. after working with these men and women, picking beans, packs corn for hours on end side by side in the unforgiving sun, i have to say and i do mean this sincerely, please do not make me do this again. it is really, really hard. this is america. i don't want a tomato picked by a mexican. i want it picked by an american. then sliced by guatemalan and served by a venezuelan in a spa where a chilean gives me a brazilian. >> jon: one of the fellow democrats not amused. john conyers of michigan asked colbert to leave the hearing and let the real experts to testify. lofgren is co-chair and she told him he could stay. in one corner a 200-pound bear in the other this woman clutching this very zucchini the outcome of the epic match up next. and that stephen colbert testimony you just saw, you can catch the whole
stephen colbert testifying as character. he was invited because he recently took up a united farm workers offer to spend a day working on a vegetable farm. >> i started my work day with preconceived notions of my grant labor. after working with these men and women, picking beans, packs corn for hours on end side by side in the unforgiving sun, i have to say and i do mean this sincerely, please do not make me do this again. it is really, really hard. this is america. i don't want a tomato...
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and we have to listen to stephen colbert and his day on the farm. we'll look forward to that. >> thanks, megyn. appreciate it. megyn: thank you, con man. we'll take your thoughts at kelly@foxnews.com. we only wish we were joking. >>> permanent support for the bush tax cuts. 300 economists with the national taxpayers union, failure to extend the cuts will be a profound and damaging anti-stimulus. the plan wants president obama to ex-continued the tax cuts for everyone the so-called rich, that would be is a devastating blow to the economy. bush era tax cuts are set to expire the beginning of january. >>> how far would you go to protect your children? >> from what i understand the parents, the family did not consent to this in any way. >> if there is a violation committed, then the officer believes there is a violation committed, we are within our right. >> i think at a minimum he should be fired. that is going to be up to the district attorney's office. i think, at a minimum it will set a great example. megyn: win police officer using his badge, and h
and we have to listen to stephen colbert and his day on the farm. we'll look forward to that. >> thanks, megyn. appreciate it. megyn: thank you, con man. we'll take your thoughts at kelly@foxnews.com. we only wish we were joking. >>> permanent support for the bush tax cuts. 300 economists with the national taxpayers union, failure to extend the cuts will be a profound and damaging anti-stimulus. the plan wants president obama to ex-continued the tax cuts for everyone the...
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stephen colbert is called before congress. is this a joke or expert testimony? >> mark preston live at the cnnpolitics.com desk for us this morning. mark, there's a lot to talk about this morning. >> there sure is john, there sure is, kiran. stephen colbert has capitol hill abuzz. fridays here in washington tend to be kind of sleepy. but today stephen colbert of comedy central is going to be on capitol hill testifying about this very hot-button issue of immigration. you know, he spent a day on a corn farm up in new york. spending really walking a day in the shoes of a migrant farm worker. he's been talking about it on his show the last couple of nights. i will tell you having watched those clips, it'll be interesting to see what he does say during this hearing. i suspect he's going to be probably sympathetic to the migrant farm worker. so stephen colbert on capitol hill, a story we're following here at cnn. very interesting story. but check this out, as well. governor chris cristy takes on a heckler. the former ebay ceo running for governor, and a heckler got up
stephen colbert is called before congress. is this a joke or expert testimony? >> mark preston live at the cnnpolitics.com desk for us this morning. mark, there's a lot to talk about this morning. >> there sure is john, there sure is, kiran. stephen colbert has capitol hill abuzz. fridays here in washington tend to be kind of sleepy. but today stephen colbert of comedy central is going to be on capitol hill testifying about this very hot-button issue of immigration. you know, he...
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. >>> you hear jon stewart and stephen colbert would bring a big crowd. now a bigger crowd is expected for their dueling rallies next month on the national mall. >> the construction projects some residents say is turning into a nightmare. >> 73 degrees. it's going to feel a lotlike summer today. stay with us for your weather and traffic to the on the 1s. right here in this neighborhood, i grew up lening strong families and hard wk means opportunity. and that starts with good schools. it's a tradition here in maryland-- and why in these tou times i've put education first. we've made record investments in o classrooms... doubled the mber of charter schools... and we've frozen college tuition for four years in a row. and it's working. experts say we now hav the number one schools in the nation. when it comes to expanding opportunity invery neighborhd, i know that we must do even better. growing, evolving, literally transforming our lives. now imagine the possibilities of what tomorrow could bring. at at&t, we support a core set of standards that will guide t
. >>> you hear jon stewart and stephen colbert would bring a big crowd. now a bigger crowd is expected for their dueling rallies next month on the national mall. >> the construction projects some residents say is turning into a nightmare. >> 73 degrees. it's going to feel a lotlike summer today. stay with us for your weather and traffic to the on the 1s. right here in this neighborhood, i grew up lening strong families and hard wk means opportunity. and that starts with...
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this ones from stephen prince. "jimmy, i've a always wondered how long it would take for someone to put their face through a wall of saran wrap. can you find out?" [ light laughter ] sounds good. let's find out. cory, what do you think? ♪ good to see you cory. >> hey jimmy. >> jimmy: nice to see you, buddy. i see you are all dressed up. >> jimmy: all dress up and ready to go. no, looks good. [ cheers and applause ] can you help us find out how long it takes? >> yeah. i'm ready to do this. >> jimmy: all right, get in to position, buddy. >> okay. here we go. >> jimmy: here we go. all right. let's turn on the clock. get in your position. on your mark, get set, go! [ drum roll ] [ muffled yelling ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: are you okay? >> yeah, i'm good. i'm good. >> jimmy: all right. good, buddy. all right, good. how much was that? how much time? 15 seconds? 15 seconds. all right, that's good. we figured it out. there you go. hope that helps you out there, buddy. thank you. [ cheers and applause ] >> j
this ones from stephen prince. "jimmy, i've a always wondered how long it would take for someone to put their face through a wall of saran wrap. can you find out?" [ light laughter ] sounds good. let's find out. cory, what do you think? ♪ good to see you cory. >> hey jimmy. >> jimmy: nice to see you, buddy. i see you are all dressed up. >> jimmy: all dress up and ready to go. no, looks good. [ cheers and applause ] can you help us find out how long it takes?...
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bill: if you did not know comedian stephen colbert you do now. why leading democrats like steny hawker think it makes them look bad. why would they allow him to testify in the first place? that story in minutes. >> after working with these men and women, picking beans, packing corn, for hours on end, side-by-side, if the unforgiving sun i have to say, and i do mean this sincerely, please don't make me do this again. it is really, really hard. uncer] when it comes to energy bills, let's see how low we can go. let's do some little things... that help us save big. add some insulation here. a little weather stripping there. maybe an energy star-rated appliance, or two. let's save mey on the things that keep saving money. that way, we can turn a little energy into a loof savings. more saving.ore doing. that's the power of the home depot. we're lowering the cost of staying at room temperature with owens corning insulation -- st $10.44 per roll. sadly, no. oh. but i did pick up your dry cleaning and had your shoes shined. well, i made you a reservation
bill: if you did not know comedian stephen colbert you do now. why leading democrats like steny hawker think it makes them look bad. why would they allow him to testify in the first place? that story in minutes. >> after working with these men and women, picking beans, packing corn, for hours on end, side-by-side, if the unforgiving sun i have to say, and i do mean this sincerely, please don't make me do this again. it is really, really hard. uncer] when it comes to energy bills, let's...
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. >> chris: on friday, comedian stephen colbert testified before a congressional committee in his fake comedic character. at a time when the country faces real problems, sir,, was this an embarrassment for the house? >> i think his testimony was not appropriate. i think it was an embarrassment for mr. colbert more than the house. he was. >> chris: he was called by the democratic chairman of the subcommittee. >> you asked me he whether the testimony was appropriate and i think it was not appropriate. >> chris: and he should not have been called? >> what he had to say i think was not the way it should have been said. if he had a position on the issues he should have given those issues and i think -- that is my personal opinion. >> chris: you regret it? >> i think it was inappropriate. can i say something, go back to the pledge because. >> chris: 30 seconds. >> the american public heard from the young guns. it turned out to be a pop gun. turned out to be spin, not substance, not specifics. it turned out to be a return to the failed bush policies which demonstrably got us into a deep hole.
. >> chris: on friday, comedian stephen colbert testified before a congressional committee in his fake comedic character. at a time when the country faces real problems, sir,, was this an embarrassment for the house? >> i think his testimony was not appropriate. i think it was an embarrassment for mr. colbert more than the house. he was. >> chris: he was called by the democratic chairman of the subcommittee. >> you asked me he whether the testimony was appropriate and i...
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comedian stephen colbert tells congress about his day as a migrant farm worker. >>> the military special ops weather team in action. a critical unit when war depends on the battlefield forecast. >> what does this have to do with weather? >> well, you have to be alive to report the weather. >>> and home, after more than a year in an iran prison, sarah shourd sits down today with cnn. >> nothing in life can prepare you for something like this. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm don lemon. tony is off today. those stories and your comments right here right now in the cnn newsroom. >> but, up first, mr. colbert goes to washington. comedy central funny man stephen colbert brings his spin to serious issues, farm labor and immigration. he testified momenting ago before a congressional subcommittee. here's his take on a day spent picking beans. >> i started my work day with preconceived notions of migrant work, but after working with these men and women picking beans, packing corn for hours on end side by side in the unforgiving sun i have to say, and i do this sincerely, please don't make me do th
comedian stephen colbert tells congress about his day as a migrant farm worker. >>> the military special ops weather team in action. a critical unit when war depends on the battlefield forecast. >> what does this have to do with weather? >> well, you have to be alive to report the weather. >>> and home, after more than a year in an iran prison, sarah shourd sits down today with cnn. >> nothing in life can prepare you for something like this. >>> good...
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caring, the mere mention of stephen king's titles evokes fear. do people ever say to you when they meet you, you know, i thought maybe i might be scared of you. all the time, right? >> sure. a lot of people think they're going to be scared of me. i'm civilized. >> right here, please. >> reporter: the best-selling author built his career on fritenning people through the written word. he sees things in ways others don't. so years before most authors even thought about e-books king published a novella online. it shocked the industry and got him a lot of attention. >> i got on the cover of "time" magazine and for once in my life, i got noticed in airports by the guys who wear the suits and ties. they'd come up to me and say how did that work, how did that sell? they were fascinated by the business aspect. >> reporter: that was a decade ago. today, the e-book industry is on fire. amazon is selling more e-books than hard covers, making up more than 8% of publishing revenue. up from 3% a year ago. on track to hit 50% by 2015. some studies show when peop
caring, the mere mention of stephen king's titles evokes fear. do people ever say to you when they meet you, you know, i thought maybe i might be scared of you. all the time, right? >> sure. a lot of people think they're going to be scared of me. i'm civilized. >> right here, please. >> reporter: the best-selling author built his career on fritenning people through the written word. he sees things in ways others don't. so years before most authors even thought about e-books...
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o'reilly will appear on stewart's show next week, and today on capitol hill stewart's coho cohort, stephen colbert, will report on immigration reform. co colbert will be on "good morning america" talking to george stephanopoulos. >>> the tea party movement has become such a political power these days the fight for control in congress in the upcoming midterm elections could rest in the tea party's hands. >> where did this grassroots movement come from, and how did they become so popular, seemingly so fast? >> reporter: this is a tea party -- >> how would you like your tea? >> reporter: this is a tea party. and this is a tea party. so how did we get from this, to this, to this? it starts here. boston, massachusetts. 1773. colonists decide the british have more than bad feet, also bad taxes. destruction of a good drink leads to creation of a revolution. fast forward 236 years. economy in the toilet. housing in the gutter. national mood in the sewer. welcome to your new job, mr. president. >> so help me god. >> reporter: government enacts big stimulus, big auto bailout, big housing relief. it
o'reilly will appear on stewart's show next week, and today on capitol hill stewart's coho cohort, stephen colbert, will report on immigration reform. co colbert will be on "good morning america" talking to george stephanopoulos. >>> the tea party movement has become such a political power these days the fight for control in congress in the upcoming midterm elections could rest in the tea party's hands. >> where did this grassroots movement come from, and how did they...
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the couple killed stephen pitcairn during a robbery last july. police say they recovered bloody evidence that ties them directly to the crime. >> it is a senate showdown that has been brewing. democrats say the measure will punished companies that ship jobs overseas. kate amara joins us live from our washington bureau with more on the story. >> good morning. senate democrats are hoping today's test vote will help them score points with voters back home. with the midterm elections five about the sour economy, senate democrats are pushing legislation, a measure they say will create jobs in the u.s. instead of shipping them overseas. >> we should reward american companies that keep good-paying jobs in america. that is what the tax code should reward. >> democrats say tax cuts would be ended for businesses, and they would offer incentives for companies that bring work back home. >> who in the world believes we should be rewarding corporations in our country for shipping jobs overseas? >> republicans say it is nothing more than political gamesmanship
the couple killed stephen pitcairn during a robbery last july. police say they recovered bloody evidence that ties them directly to the crime. >> it is a senate showdown that has been brewing. democrats say the measure will punished companies that ship jobs overseas. kate amara joins us live from our washington bureau with more on the story. >> good morning. senate democrats are hoping today's test vote will help them score points with voters back home. with the midterm elections...
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comedian stephen colbert testifies before congress as his alter ego. he certainly brought a few laughs, but did he help the migrant worker cause. michael smerconish will join me in the debate about this. >>> and developing now, 25 top executives from one of the nation's biggest banks which got billions in government bailout money is getting multi-million dollar bonuses. we'll see what dylan ratigan has to say about it. >>> now developing new details on the dramatic early bank robbery near miami, florida. the fbi says robbers kidnapped a bank teller from his home, strapped what was believe be a bomb to his chest, and used him to steal bank out of the bank of amica branch in the city. >> once
comedian stephen colbert testifies before congress as his alter ego. he certainly brought a few laughs, but did he help the migrant worker cause. michael smerconish will join me in the debate about this. >>> and developing now, 25 top executives from one of the nation's biggest banks which got billions in government bailout money is getting multi-million dollar bonuses. we'll see what dylan ratigan has to say about it. >>> now developing new details on the dramatic early bank...
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swain i withdraw my previous request that i made to stephen. >> thank you. we turn now to mr. colbert for is five minutes of testimony. >> good morning. i am american citizen. it is an honor and privilege to be here today. the congresswomen asked me to share my vast experience, spending one day as a migrant farm worker. i am happy to use my celebrity to draw attention to this important, complicated issue. i certainly hope that my star power can bump this hearing all the way up to c-span-1. as we heard this morning, american farms are far too dependent on immigrant labor to pick our fruits and vegetables. the obvious answer is for all of us to stop eating fruits and vegetables. and, if you look at the recent obesity statistics, you'll see that many americans already started. unfortunately, my gastroenterologists has informed me in no uncertain terms that they are a necessary source of roughage. at evidence, and like to submit a video of my colonoscopy into the record. we all know there is a long history of great nations importing farmworkers to do their work. after all, it was
swain i withdraw my previous request that i made to stephen. >> thank you. we turn now to mr. colbert for is five minutes of testimony. >> good morning. i am american citizen. it is an honor and privilege to be here today. the congresswomen asked me to share my vast experience, spending one day as a migrant farm worker. i am happy to use my celebrity to draw attention to this important, complicated issue. i certainly hope that my star power can bump this hearing all the way up to...
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. >> plus, why stephen colbert may testify before congress tomorrow. >> also, the temperatures are not fall-ing. tom is talking about some near record highs. weather and traffic ahead. >>> and next, also on the way up, prices at starbucks. >>> well yo nonfat no foam, no whip, no shoes no service mocha might soon be costing you a lile more. starbucks announced that it will rase prices on what it calls labor intensive beverages. the reason is price increases of green arabica coffee as well as other raw ingredients like dairy, sugar and cocoa. as for those of you who just enjoy plain, old, small black coffee don't wory. starbucks officials say those prices will stay the same around $1.50. just don't call it a small. >> and what's the fun of dering just a coffee when you can say all that stuff? >> rattle it off. >> tom doesn't even drink coffee. >> i got the caffeine monkey off myack ten years ago. now he's on our director's back and causing problemin the control room this morning. ll, good morning, as we get going on this thursday morning, whether you need a caffeine jolt or not, it is a
. >> plus, why stephen colbert may testify before congress tomorrow. >> also, the temperatures are not fall-ing. tom is talking about some near record highs. weather and traffic ahead. >>> and next, also on the way up, prices at starbucks. >>> well yo nonfat no foam, no whip, no shoes no service mocha might soon be costing you a lile more. starbucks announced that it will rase prices on what it calls labor intensive beverages. the reason is price increases of green...
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stephen colbert is testifying this hour on capitol hill, appearing before a house subcommittee on the hot button issue of immigration, that move not sitting well with many, especially after reports that colbert would testify in character, the character he uses on his nightly show. judge andrew napolitano has issues with this, host of fox's "freedom watch". how you doing. colbert got involved in this because he did a deal where he went to upstate new york and worked in a field and -- >> right. i commend for that and all the legitimate things he does to promote his show. let me also say that i am a friend of his and i have been on the show with him. my issue is not with him, it's with the congress. congress should take its work seriously, to have somebody testify under oath in character is not serious. it doesn't respect congress' work and doesn't respect the oath and it makes you think doesn't the congress have anything more important to do. bill: there are a lot of issues out there, point taken. i don't really care what colbert does, but what is laughlin thinking? she's the chairwoman
stephen colbert is testifying this hour on capitol hill, appearing before a house subcommittee on the hot button issue of immigration, that move not sitting well with many, especially after reports that colbert would testify in character, the character he uses on his nightly show. judge andrew napolitano has issues with this, host of fox's "freedom watch". how you doing. colbert got involved in this because he did a deal where he went to upstate new york and worked in a field and --...
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stephen colbert testified before a house judiciary subcommittee about a day he spent picking beans on a farm in upstate new york. the issues are serious. illegal immigration and chronic rampant unemployment. colbert says he hopes his experience would, quote, bump this hearing all the way up to c-span 1. some lawmakers were not amused. >>> the 20-something billionaire who founded facebook giving some of his money to newark public schools. when you're a billionaire, some can mean a lot. i'm talking $100 million. it's the first check written by a new foundation called start-up education finance by mark zuckerberg. >>> still in new york with the u.n. general assembly, president obama turns his sights to sudan. next hour focused on a countrywide vote whether the oil rich autonomous south should break from the north. part of a 2005 agreement ending two decades of war. some feel war is destined to return. >>> a case of stunned and outraged dog lovers the world around, star nfl quarterback michael vick busted for running a brutal dogfighting ring on his virginia farm. you may recall vick and
stephen colbert testified before a house judiciary subcommittee about a day he spent picking beans on a farm in upstate new york. the issues are serious. illegal immigration and chronic rampant unemployment. colbert says he hopes his experience would, quote, bump this hearing all the way up to c-span 1. some lawmakers were not amused. >>> the 20-something billionaire who founded facebook giving some of his money to newark public schools. when you're a billionaire, some can mean a lot....
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the bible tells us that before they stunned stephen to -- stone stephen to death, he did great miracles amongst his people. there were not able to resist the spirit and the wisdom by which he spoke. they saw his face as if it was the face of an angel. stephen, knowing the consequences of his decision, stood anyway. stephen stood in the midst of a generation that needed to hear him. stephen stood, accepting the consequences if they disliked what he said. stephen stood because it was the right thing to do. value voters, we stand not because it is expedient to, not to be republican, not to be a democrat. we stand on principles because it is the right thing to do. we stand on truth. we stand because we believe the bible. and if the coasts do not get it, and the media do not get it, our job is to be as clear as possible. stephen stood because god had a purpose for him. the bible says that david search -- served his the narration -- served his generation and then fell asleep. that is all we are called to do, serve our generation. did we speak out, even if there was some popular tax did we spe
the bible tells us that before they stunned stephen to -- stone stephen to death, he did great miracles amongst his people. there were not able to resist the spirit and the wisdom by which he spoke. they saw his face as if it was the face of an angel. stephen, knowing the consequences of his decision, stood anyway. stephen stood in the midst of a generation that needed to hear him. stephen stood, accepting the consequences if they disliked what he said. stephen stood because it was the right...